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When Amma visited Barcelona this November, she was presented with an award from the Spanish NGO “Corazón Solidario” (A Caring Heart). The organization identifies and honors one person each year for their humanitarian work as an exceptional human being. This year, Corazón Solidario honored our... more ›

“My dear children, without a center we cannot draw a perfect circle. In the same way, without the center-point of love, our lives can never be complete. The roots of a tree are what hold it firmly to the Earth. Similarly, it is the powerful roots of love running deep within the mind that keep... more ›

Amma's Visit to Winterthur, Switzerland is always a special one. The people of Switzerland go to great lengths to celebrate their heritage and offer traditional performances as offerings to Amma. In this way, in a gymnasium in Winterthur, the heritage of Switzerland meets the heritage of India, and... more ›

Inspired by AYUDH Americas’ recent participation in several UN events, this year youth from around the world met to discuss pressing global issues during the 4 day annual summit in Chicago. The summit focused on implementing several of the UN’s recently established Sustainable Development Goals, or... more ›

Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri spent the past few weeks (August 25th - September 9th, 2016) touring South America, conducting programs in Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brazil. In each city that Swami visited, large crowds filled every hall. It was incredibly inspiring to see the devotion and... more ›

On the evening of July 7th 2016, multiple tornadoes struck Greenwood County Kansas in both a sparsely populated rural area as well as the town of Eureka, KS. Over 50 homes were damaged in the town and nearly half of these were completely destroyed. In the rural countryside, two farmsteads were... more ›

Green Friends and Burrito Project are inviting their members to volunteer with the LA City’s non-profit organization, City Plants, to plant 150 trees with 100 volunteers in South LA. City Plants will provide all the trees, materials, lunch, together with large non-profit tree planting experts (LA... more ›

When I was in 3rd Grade, we watched Embracing Kenya. Afterwards, I wanted to help the children I saw at Amma’s school in Nairobi. Four to six times a year we send different things that we think might be useful for the kids. Since they were trying to start a garden, we were sending them... more ›